UNHCR's Global Appeal is published yearly
to alert governmental and private sector donors, Executive Committee (ExCom)
members and Standing Committee observers, Governments and their Permanent
Missions in Geneva, the UN Secretariat, UN agencies, intergovernmental
agencies, NGOs, regional organizations and other institutions and interested
individuals to the plight of millions of refugees and others of concern
to UNHCR.

Produced on behalf of FAO, ICAO, ILO,
IOM, OCHA, OIE, UNDP, UNHCR, UNICEF, UNWTO, WFP and WHO by UN System Influenza
Coordinator (UNSIC), UN Development Group

INTRODUCTION

In July 2006, the UN Secretary General
prefaced the first issue of the UN Consolidated Action Plan for Avian and
Human Influenza (AHI) with reference to our collective responsibility for
ensuring that all countries -- rich and poor -- are adequately protected
and prepared.